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Psalms 49:1

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for: or, of, Psalms 46:1, Psalms 48:1 *titles

Hear: Psalms 34:11, Psalms 78:1; Proverbs 1:20-23; Matthew 11:15, Matthew 13:9; Revelation 2:7, Revelation 2:11, Revelation 2:17, Revelation 2:29

inhabitants: Psalms 50:1; Isaiah 49:6; Malachi 1:11; Matthew 28:19-20; Romans 3:29, Romans 10:18

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